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The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

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Overview

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Created by Tom Werner
Written by Gary Kott, Bill Cosby, John Markus
Produced by John Markus, Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Heathcliff Huxtable

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Clair Huxtable

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Theo Huxtable

Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe

Vanessa Huxtable

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Rudy Huxtable

Sabrina Le Beauf

Sabrina Le Beauf

Sondra Huxtable

Geoffrey Owens

Geoffrey Owens

Elvin Tibideaux

Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné

Olivia Kendall

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Pam Tucker

Themes & Keywords

brooklyn, new york citysitcom

About The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show is a comedy, family series that first aired in 1984 exploring themes of brooklyn, new york city, sitcom. Created by Tom Werner, it stars Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashād, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

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